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Devon County Council
Local authority area: Devon
Devon is a county council, in the South West England region of England. It covers 6,564.3 km² and had 826,319 residents in 2022 — about 126 people per km².
Council headquartersDevon County Hall
Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Devon, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022826,319+9.7% since 2012
Land area6,564.3km²2,534.5 sq mi
Density126/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#12of 382 UK councils · #12 in England
Population estimates3 data points
753.2K795.3K826.3K
201220182022
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Elections
58 county electoral divisions
Divisions are built from district wards (ONS best-fit lookup); residents are the Census 2021 totals of those wards.
| Division | District | Wards | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphington & Cowick | Exeter | 2 | 18,110 |
| Ashburton & Buckfastleigh | Teignbridge | 3 | 20,644 |
| Axminster | East Devon | 4 | 15,732 |
| Barnstaple North | North Devon | 4 | 23,105 |
| Barnstaple South | North Devon | 4 | 23,139 |
| Bickleigh & Wembury | South Hams | 4 | 17,517 |
| Bideford East | Torridge | 4 | 19,335 |
| Bideford West & Hartland | Torridge | 5 | 22,449 |
| Bovey Rural | Teignbridge | 5 | 28,220 |
| Braunton Rural | North Devon | 3 | 12,424 |
| Broadclyst | East Devon | 5 | 21,738 |
| Chudleigh & Teign Valley | Teignbridge | 3 | 13,814 |
| Chulmleigh & Landkey | North Devon | 7 | 27,242 |
| Combe Martin Rural | North Devon | 6 | 19,654 |
| Crediton | Mid Devon | 5 | 20,311 |
| Creedy, Taw & Mid Exe | Mid Devon | 7 | 19,292 |
| Cullompton & Bradninch | Mid Devon | 6 | 22,031 |
| Dartmouth & Marldon | South Hams | 3 | 13,391 |
| Dawlish | Teignbridge | 3 | 19,411 |
| Duryard & Pennsylvania | Exeter | 2 | 25,681 |
| Exminster & Haldon | Teignbridge | 3 | 17,323 |
| Exmouth | East Devon | 5 | 33,435 |
| Exmouth & Budleigh Salterton Coastal | East Devon | 2 | 15,741 |
| Exwick & St. Thomas | Exeter | 2 | 19,611 |
| Feniton & Honiton | East Devon | 3 | 14,382 |
| Fremington Rural | North Devon | 4 | 18,134 |
| Hatherleigh & Chagford | West Devon | 7 | 21,611 |
| Heavitree & Whipton Barton | Exeter | 5 | 45,733 |
| Holsworthy Rural | Torridge | 6 | 25,485 |
| Ilfracombe | North Devon | 2 | 11,037 |
| Ipplepen & The Kerswells | Teignbridge | 5 | 25,707 |
| Ivybridge | South Hams | 2 | 12,488 |
| Kingsbridge | South Hams | 4 | 13,938 |
| Kingsteignton & Teign Estuary | Teignbridge | 3 | 15,363 |
| Newton Abbot North | Teignbridge | 3 | 22,466 |
| Newton Abbot South | Teignbridge | 2 | 14,154 |
| Northam | Torridge | 3 | 12,351 |
| Okehampton Rural | West Devon | 5 | 16,750 |
| Otter Valley | East Devon | 4 | 20,650 |
| Pinhoe & Mincinglake | Exeter | 2 | 18,381 |
| Salcombe | South Hams | 5 | 16,631 |
| Seaton & Colyton | East Devon | 3 | 14,190 |
| Sidmouth | East Devon | 3 | 14,377 |
| South Brent & Yealmpton | South Hams | 3 | 14,526 |
| South Molton | North Devon | 6 | 17,771 |
| St. David's & Haven Banks | Exeter | 2 | 21,382 |
| St. Sidwells & St. James | Exeter | 4 | 45,780 |
| Tavistock | West Devon | 4 | 16,344 |
| Teignmouth | Teignbridge | 3 | 15,315 |
| Tiverton East | Mid Devon | 4 | 17,586 |
| Tiverton West | Mid Devon | 3 | 13,873 |
| Torrington Rural | Torridge | 5 | 19,704 |
| Totnes & Dartington | South Hams | 3 | 14,543 |
| Wearside & Topsham | Exeter | 4 | 40,137 |
| Whimple & Blackdown | East Devon | 5 | 16,321 |
| Willand & Uffculme | Mid Devon | 4 | 15,910 |
| Wonford & St. Loyes | Exeter | 2 | 18,105 |
| Yelverton Rural | West Devon | 6 | 18,337 |
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Council offices
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Source: Wikidata Q21694695 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.